re: Deer hunting rifle for a beginner *Update-page 4*

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Don't go crazy on your first rifle, get into as economically as possible. Folks will tell you to buy a scope that costs more than the rifle, don't do that. Start at your local pawn shops. Find a rifle that fits you that looks barely used. If it has a scope, it will be 50/50 whether the scope is good, so consider the scope lagniappe. If you do have to ditch the scope, buy a reasonably priced replacement from Academy.

You're not snipping the Taliban at 1000 yards, you shooting one of the dumbest animals on the plant at 100 yards. Whatever rifle you buy will hold its value, so if you get the hunting bug, you can sell that rifle and easily upgrade. Whatever you buy make sure there is plenty of ammo for it, walk through Academy and see what they have a lot of on the shelves, .308, 30.06, .270, .243 and many others will be plentiful.

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I’m glad I read the entire thread before having to post almost exactly this, I was gonna say find a savage combo deal before you invest a $1K into a gun, and might find out it’s boring and you’d rather spend your time fishing, but a pawn shop is a better thought than a new entry combo.

.308/.30-06 or .270
(The most important part WAY MORE IMPORTANT than what brand your scope is) Nosler Partition or Barnes TSX bullets